Archive for August, 2007
The Season Begins – Just Not On TV
Well, Ohio State Football is starting another season. I am very excited about this team, not because they are as good as last years, but because I don't know what to expect.
The only downside to this of course is that the Big10 Network is trying a money grab with Fox Sports a.k.a. News Corp. You [...]
The Chicken or the Egg Revisited
After doing more reading and experimenting I have found one thing, the egg (market need) does come first.
Just like in the scientific method everything starts with a problem, then you have a hypothesis, then you do an experiement, then you draw conclusions and repeat.
Problem (ask the market if this is a problem)
Hypotheis (test possible solutions [...]
More On Marketing…
I have been reading and learning a lot these days about marketing. I heard a term for something called "Social Proof" and it put some stuff in perspective for me.
Basically the concept of social proof is a psycological concept that people like to belong with others and do what other people do vs. being the [...]
When do you get the time?
I have found one thing to be very true when starting a business on your own, you are constantly busy, constantly working on 3 or 4 projects, whether consulting for someone, or working on your site or your product, and the one question I keep asking myself is, When am I going to get the [...]
Vegas & Beyond
Day 2 in Vegas was very nice. We saw "KA", the Cirque Du Soleil show, it was very, very cool and the BODIES exhibit. You could tell the people were Chinese and about 50% of them smoked, but the exhibit was interesting. My hotel reviews are:
Treasure Island – Loose slots, clean air, close to mall, [...]
Vegas – Day 1
We are off to our Vegas Rt. 66 vacation. Thanks Adam for watching Castle & the house.
We got to Vegas and picked up our Avis car. The first one we tried had a change oil light on, so we got another, but this one was dirty and smelled of Mexican food, but we drove down [...]